Nonviolence

The violence reaches
new heights when one day, while Dr. King is at a church meeting, a bomb
explodes at his home. His wife, Coretta Scott King, their two-month-old
baby, Yolanda, and a friend are inside. Dr. King rushes home as soon as
he hears the news. Upon arriving he learns that no one has been hurt.
But supporters are crowding around his house. They are furious and ready
to fight. King tells them not to fight. "We cannot solve this problem
with retaliatory violence," King tells
the crowd calmly. "We must meet violence with nonviolence."

QUESTIONS FOR
ROSA PARKS
How were the protesters able to stay calm in the face of daily harassment
and violence? Find out by reading what Rosa
Parks had to say.